diff --git a/src/cat/cat.rs b/src/cat/cat.rs
index ad5a6d857..a1b8e79c2 100644
--- a/src/cat/cat.rs
+++ b/src/cat/cat.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ extern crate libc;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate uucore;
 
-use libc::STDIN_FILENO;
-use libc::{c_int, isatty};
 use getopts::Options;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::intrinsics::{copy_nonoverlapping};
 use std::io::{stdout, stdin, stderr, Write, Read, Result};
+use uucore::fs::is_stdin_interactive;
 
 static NAME: &'static str = "cat";
 static VERSION: &'static str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
@@ -260,8 +259,7 @@ fn exec(files: Vec<String>, number: NumberingMode, show_nonprint: bool,
 fn open(path: &str) -> Option<(Box<Read>, bool)> {
     if path == "-" {
         let stdin = stdin();
-        let interactive = unsafe { isatty(STDIN_FILENO) } != 0 as c_int;
-        return Some((Box::new(stdin) as Box<Read>, interactive));
+        return Some((Box::new(stdin) as Box<Read>, is_stdin_interactive()));
     }
 
     match File::open(path) {
diff --git a/src/nohup/nohup.rs b/src/nohup/nohup.rs
index 4f47c123b..748000b18 100644
--- a/src/nohup/nohup.rs
+++ b/src/nohup/nohup.rs
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ extern crate libc;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate uucore;
 
-use libc::{c_char, signal, dup2, execvp, isatty};
+use libc::{c_char, signal, dup2, execvp};
 use libc::{SIG_IGN, SIGHUP};
 use std::ffi::CString;
 use std::fs::{File, OpenOptions};
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ use std::io::{Error, Write};
 use std::os::unix::prelude::*;
 use std::path::{Path, PathBuf};
 use std::env;
+use uucore::fs::{is_stderr_interactive, is_stdin_interactive, is_stdout_interactive};
 
 static NAME: &'static str = "nohup";
 static VERSION: &'static str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
@@ -71,11 +72,7 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
 }
 
 fn replace_fds() {
-    let replace_stdin = unsafe { isatty(libc::STDIN_FILENO) == 1 };
-    let replace_stdout = unsafe { isatty(libc::STDOUT_FILENO) == 1 };
-    let replace_stderr = unsafe { isatty(libc::STDERR_FILENO) == 1 };
-
-    if replace_stdin {
+    if is_stdin_interactive() {
         let new_stdin = match File::open(Path::new("/dev/null")) {
             Ok(t) => t,
             Err(e) => {
@@ -87,7 +84,7 @@ fn replace_fds() {
         }
     }
 
-    if replace_stdout {
+    if is_stdout_interactive() {
         let new_stdout = find_stdout();
         let fd = new_stdout.as_raw_fd();
 
@@ -96,7 +93,7 @@ fn replace_fds() {
         }
     }
 
-    if replace_stderr {
+    if is_stderr_interactive() {
         if unsafe { dup2(1, 2) } != 2 {
             crash!(2, "Cannot replace STDERR: {}", Error::last_os_error())
         }
diff --git a/src/sort/sort.rs b/src/sort/sort.rs
index f0d7ae6e5..2f44ac318 100644
--- a/src/sort/sort.rs
+++ b/src/sort/sort.rs
@@ -17,12 +17,11 @@ extern crate libc;
 #[macro_use]
 extern crate uucore;
 
-use libc::STDIN_FILENO;
-use libc::{c_int, isatty};
 use std::cmp::Ordering;
 use std::fs::File;
 use std::io::{BufRead, BufReader, Read, stdin, Write};
 use std::path::Path;
+use uucore::fs::is_stdin_interactive;
 
 static NAME: &'static str = "sort";
 static VERSION: &'static str = env!("CARGO_PKG_VERSION");
@@ -194,8 +193,7 @@ fn print_sorted<S, T: Iterator<Item=S>>(iter: T) where S: std::fmt::Display {
 fn open<'a>(path: &str) -> Option<(Box<Read + 'a>, bool)> {
     if path == "-" {
         let stdin = stdin();
-        let interactive = unsafe { isatty(STDIN_FILENO) } != 0 as c_int;
-        return Some((Box::new(stdin) as Box<Read>, interactive));
+        return Some((Box::new(stdin) as Box<Read>, is_stdin_interactive()));
     }
 
     match File::open(Path::new(path)) {
diff --git a/src/tty/tty.rs b/src/tty/tty.rs
index 097a77423..b70cdc272 100644
--- a/src/tty/tty.rs
+++ b/src/tty/tty.rs
@@ -19,10 +19,10 @@ extern crate uucore;
 
 use std::ffi::CStr;
 use std::io::Write;
+use uucore::fs::is_stdin_interactive;
 
 extern {
     fn ttyname(filedesc: libc::c_int) -> *const libc::c_char;
-    fn isatty(filedesc: libc::c_int) -> libc::c_int;
 }
 
 static NAME: &'static str = "tty";
@@ -69,12 +69,10 @@ pub fn uumain(args: Vec<String>) -> i32 {
             }
         }
 
-        return unsafe {
-            if isatty(libc::STDIN_FILENO) == 1 {
-                libc::EXIT_SUCCESS
-            } else {
-                libc::EXIT_FAILURE
-            }
+        return if is_stdin_interactive() {
+            libc::EXIT_SUCCESS
+        } else {
+            libc::EXIT_FAILURE
         };
     }
 
diff --git a/src/uucore/fs.rs b/src/uucore/fs.rs
index e0372b357..461c70940 100644
--- a/src/uucore/fs.rs
+++ b/src/uucore/fs.rs
@@ -12,6 +12,7 @@
 // be backported to stable (<= 1.1). This will likely be dropped
 // when the path trait stabilizes.
 
+use ::libc;
 use std::env;
 use std::fs;
 use std::io::{Error, ErrorKind, Result};
@@ -142,3 +143,33 @@ pub fn canonicalize<P: AsRef<Path>>(original: P, can_mode: CanonicalizeMode) ->
     }
     Ok(result)
 }
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn is_stdin_interactive() -> bool {
+    unsafe { libc::isatty(libc::STDIN_FILENO) == 1 }
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn is_stdin_interactive() -> bool {
+    0
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn is_stdout_interactive() -> bool {
+    unsafe { libc::isatty(libc::STDOUT_FILENO) == 1 }
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn is_stdout_interactive() -> bool {
+    0
+}
+
+#[cfg(unix)]
+pub fn is_stderr_interactive() -> bool {
+    unsafe { libc::isatty(libc::STDERR_FILENO) == 1 }
+}
+
+#[cfg(windows)]
+pub fn is_stderr_interactive() -> bool {
+    0
+}